Renovating and ironing frame for neckties



F. J. HAYMAN.

H ENOVATING AND IRONING FRAME FOR NECKTIES.

APPLICATION FILED N0V120|l9l9 4 l 1,380,101, I patented May 31,1921.

unirse stares FREDERICK 5.HAY1VIAN, OF lBROOKLYN, NEW YORK,

nnivova'riive AND iaoniiverneiunron ivnckrrns.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'rammen May 31, 1921.

`,Application filed November 20, 1919. Serial No. 339,424.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FREDERICK J. HAY- MAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reno? vating and Ironing Frames for Neckties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in renovating and ironing frames for neckties.

The main object of my invention is'to produce a frame for ironing and renovating neckties which may be used to effectively apply tension upon the liningof a'necktie, so as to take out all the wrinkles therefrom and provide a fiat surface over which an iron may be run with a wet cloth interposed between the saine and the lining and which may also be similarly employed subsequently to apply tension upon the body of the tie, and in a like manner to provide a fiat surface which may be similarly ironed.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the character specified which will be composed of the fewest possible number of parts and will be exceedingly simple in construction and operation, and which may be manufactured economically,

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention comprises the combination of members and arrangement of parts so combined as to co-act and coperate with each other in the performance of the functions and the accomplishment of the results herein contemplated, and comprises in one of its adaptations the species or preferred form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure 1 is a plan view of a renovating and ironing frame embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the frame embodyin a modified form of my invention.

teferring now to Figs. l and 2 which illustrate the preferred embodiment of my invention, l indicates the body portion of a frame which, as shown, comprises tapered side legs 2 and 3 and a connecting brace or tension member a preferably, as shown, formed integrally with the legs 2 and 3 from a single piece 0f wire preferably of rectangular or square cross-section. rIhe vlegs 2 and 3 of the body portion are, as shown, provided at their upper ends with angular oppositelyk directed connecting portions 22h-v3a which are preferably `driven into opposite ends of a supporting member 5 preferably l comprising, as shown, a dowel of wood or similar rigid material. Slidably mounted at the end of the frame opposite to the supporting member 5 and as shown on the tension member 4, and adapted to be moved in opposite directions from the center thereof, are a plurality of tie connecting tapes 6 and 7 which are adaptedto extend inwardly or'upwardly toward the supporting bar 5. These tapes may be formed of any suitable flexible material-and have their ends simply looped as at (Sa-"a over the tension member 4 and these ends are stitched to the body portion of the tape topermit the same to be slid transversely along the said member as hereinafter described.

ln carrying out my invention, a necktie 8 is looped over` the supporting bar 5 and preferably pinned thereto by a pin 9. The lining of the tie 10 is then uncovered by raising the body portion 1l of the tie proper upwardly therefrom so that the lining is preferably completely exposed. The lower ends of the lining are then connected to the tapes preferably when the same are in the position shown in dotted lines, after which the two tapes are moved in opposite directions toward the opposite sides of the frame, by which movement a tension will be applied upon the opposite corners of the lining 10 and all the wrinkles will be removed therefrom and a flat surface will be presented, the tapes being preferably connected to the ends of the tie by any suitable flat devices, such as the pins l2andl3. If the frame is used as an ironin frame a wet cloth may be placed over the dining l0 and a hot iron run over the flat surface so presented. After this operation the body portion 11 is pulled down and ironed over the previously ironed and stretched lining 10. c

In Fig. 3 I have shown a slight modification of my invention, in which the connecting bar 451 is bent inwardly in an arc so that when tapes 6 and 7 are moved toward the sides 2 and 3 respectively of the frame -a greater variation of the distance between the connection ofthe tie and the looped end thereof may be procured in the sidewise movement of the tapes and' greater tension may be applied upon the lining or tie Supported from the bar 5. In other res ects this frame is similar to that shown in igs. l and 2 and hereinabove described.

Having described my invention, I claim:

l. In a necktie renovating and ironing frame, the combination with a necktie supporting bar7 of a frame* associated therewith having a tension bar member spaced therefrom and a plurality or" transversely movable tapes mounted upon said tension bar7 as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a necktie renovating and ironing frame7 the combination with a n eclrtie supporting bar, of a frame composed of metal lic wire connected thereto and having formed integrally therewith a tension bar spaced from the supporting bar and a plurality of transversely movable tapes mount ed upon said tension bar, as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a neclrtie renovating and ironing iframe, the combination with a necktie supporting bar comprising a wooden dowel, of a frame composed of metallic wire of square conliguration having portions driven into the ends of said wooden dowel and having formed integrally therewith a tension bar spaced from and substantially parallel to the supporting bar and a plurality of transversely movable tapes mounted upon said tension bar, as and for the purpose specified.

4. In a necktie renovating and ironing frame, the combination with a neclrtie supporting bar comprising a wooden dowel, ot. a frame composed of metallic wire of square cross-section having portions driven into the ends of said wooden dowel and having formed integrally therewith a tension bar inwardly curved in configuration and spaced from the supporting bar and a plurality of transversely movable tapes mounted upon said tension bar, as and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof, I have signed my name to the foregoing specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK J. HAYE/IAN.

Witnesses:

HELEN V. WHIDDEN, STALLo VIN'roN. 

